The Fairfield Neighbourhood Plan has passed it’s final hurdle. A referendum held on Thursday, September 14, 2017 saw 97.3 per cent of voters (574) say “Yes” to agreeing to the plan with just 16 against. The poll turnout was 31 per cent, just higher than the norm for a local bi-election. The plan has to […]

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The overwhelming view following the Parish and Neighbourhood Plan questionnaires was that the unique look of Fairfield should be maintained. The Design statement re-affirms the main principles of the Fairfield Masterplan that set out in detail the look and feel of Fairfield. A low resolution copy of the document can be downloaded here in Pdf […]

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The overwhelming view following the Parish and Neighbourhood Plan questionnaires was that the green spaces at Fairfield should be maintained. The Green Infrastructure re-affirms this and sets out the arguments for the proposal and details the philosophies used. The document can be downloaded here in Pdf format that can be read on computers or in […]

New Sewage Odour

The council has been aware for several weeks of a new sewage smell. This is emanating from the area of the new building works on the former Pig Testing Station down to the area of the new school.

This matter was taken up by Central Bedfordshire Council (CBC) and urgent meetings have taken place between the developers, Anglian Water and CBC.

We are confident that the odour is not coming from the Letchworth Water Recycling Works.

Investigations have shown that some of the cottages along Hitchin Road are served by what was a private pumping station. Groundworks for the new builds has also uncovered inspection chambers which contain sewage.

All private pumping stations (and there are thousands throughout the country) have since last year been the responsibility of the water company whose area they are in. The problem facing those water companies is that many of the stations have never been mapped and locations are unknown.

The smell is unacceptable and we have therefore re-opened the reporting lines of communication. The odour is noticeable from approximately the new school to the former Pig Testing Station in Hitchin Road. If you smell this you are urged to report it, together if possible, with the wind direction to one of the following addresses by email.